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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 73-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of procedure did Harjo have to undergo to determine whether she had polio or not?
(a) A spinal tap.
(b) A biopsy.
(c) An EKG.
(d) A stress test.

2. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?
(a) The mid 19th century.
(b) The early 20th century.
(c) The early 18th century.
(d) The late 19th century.

3. About what type of tree was the song Harjo's mother recorded using a particular music format?
(a) A eucalyptus tree.
(b) A willow tree.
(c) A palm tree.
(d) An oak tree.

4. Which person threatened Harjo with physical harm if she ever sang inside the house again?
(a) Her stepfather.
(b) Her biological father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother Allen.

5. To what type of music was Harjo listening when she had what she calls her "rite of passage into the world of humanity" (10)?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Balinese.
(c) Bluegrass.
(d) Opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. The items along the wall in one of Harjo's classrooms at the art institute were used to train Indian students to work for what kinds of families upon graduation?

2. In what room of the house did Harjo awake to find her stepfather hurting her little sister Margaret?

3. In what type of activity did Harjo's mother partake on a weekly basis with her girlfriends?

4. Harjo recalls coming home to find her siblings terrified at having just witnessed which person force their mother to play Russian roulette with a loaded gun?

5. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?

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